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Debates and disagreements about what autism is are certainly not new. But such controversies have been reignited with the overhaul of the official definition of autism in the forthcoming DSM-5. Some believe that the new definition will overcome many of the problems with the current criteria. Others fear that the changes will exclude many from a diagnosis and therefore limit access to critical services.